Nails is a bridled nailtail wallaby that is currently in care with us... dropped by his mother in Idalia National Park and brought into charleville caar&r's. Some facts about the bridled nailtail wallaby:
- For 30 years the Bridled Nailtail Wallabies were believed to be extinct with the last know sighting in 1937. Then in 1973 a fencing contractor 're-discovered' a population on a property near the town of Dingo.
- In 1994 a population was introduced to Idalia National Park (where Nails is from) the current population is approx. 100 Wallabies.
- The Bridled Nailtail Wallaby is a small wallaby with males weighing 5-6kg and females 4-5kg, it is a light grey colour with a destinctive white line forming a "bridle" from the back of the neck to behind the fore limbs. They also have a 3-6mm nail-like spur at the tip of the tail.
Nails is currently living in an outdoor enclosure (soft release) when she is ready she will be re-released at Idalia National Park.
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